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Work Authorization
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Ogletree Deakins Insights
USCIS Provides Filing Flexibility for International Student OPT Work Authorization Applications Affected by Service Delays
By By: Marissa E. Cwik, Steven Williams
On February 26, 2021, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it was offering additional flexibility for international students affected by the delayed issuance of receipt notices for Form…
Immigration Lawyers Blog
Completing Form I-9: Employees With Extended Work Permit for DACA Extensions and Extensions for Permanent Resident Cards
Applicants for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) receive a work permit in the form of the Employment Authorization Document (EAD), which is subject to timely renewal. Owing to COVID-19,…
Immigration Lawyers Blog
H-4 Visa Spouses Can Continue to Work With Relief Under Biden Administration
The Biden administration announced that it will not strike the H-4 EAD (Employment Authorization Document) rule, which allows spouses of H-1B visa holders to work in the United States if…
Inside Business Immigration
Delays at USCIS Affecting F-1 Students with Work Authorization
With delays at USCIS lockbox and service centers due to COVID-19 and an unprecedented number of applications, those seeking to apply or renew their Employment Authorization Documents (EAD) have experienced…
Ogletree Deakins Insights
DHS Withdraws Proposed Rule to Rescind H-4 Work Authorization Program
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On January 25, 2021, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) withdrew its proposed rule that sought to eliminate the H-4 employment authorization document (EAD) program for eligible spouses of…
International Compliance Blog
President Biden Acts to Stabilize H-4 EAD Workforce, Extend Employment Eligibility for Spouses of H-1B Workers
The Biden administration has taken an important step to stabilize employment eligibility within the H-4 immigration category. On January 25, President Biden terminated the prior administration’s unfinished efforts to end…
Immigration Blog
Proposed H-4 EAD Rule Withdrawn for Review
By Michael H. Neifach, Amy L. Peck
On January 25, 2021, the Biden administration withdrew from review the Trump administration’s proposed rule that would have rescinded the H-4 EAD program. For close to five years, spouses of…
Through The Immigration Lens
The Cloud over H-4 EADs Has Finally Been Lifted
By Jason Burritt and Jake Campbell Seyfarth Synopsis: The Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs within the Office of Management and Budget announced that the long-pending rule to rescind work authorization for…
Ogletree Deakins Insights
Federal Court Decision Saves Work Authorization Program for International Students with STEM Degrees
On November 30, 2020, a federal district judge in the matter of Washington Alliance of Technology Workers v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security, et al., No. 16-1170, issued an order…
Café con Labor
“DHS” extiende Estatus Protegido Temporal y Autorización de Trabajo
View English Version Here El 9 de diciembre, el Departamento de Seguridad Nacional (conocido también como “DHS” por “Department of Homeland Security”) de nuevo les extendió el Estatus Protegido Temporal…